President Donald Trump approved a major deal on 25 September 2025, allowing TikTok to continue operating in the United States under American-led management. The agreement satisfies the requirements of a 2024 national security law, which mandated that China-based ByteDance divest TikTok’s US operations or face a ban. The deal creates a new US-controlled entity in […]
America’s wealthiest philanthropists have seen their fortunes soar over the past two years, yet their charitable giving has not always matched this growth. According to Forbes, the top 25 US philanthropists collectively gave $241 billion through the end of 2024—a 14% increase over last year—even as their combined net worth rose 18.5% to $1.6 trillion. […]
Productive Families are home-based Emirati women who produce traditional crafts and goods as a source of income/ Representative Image In a landmark step toward reshaping the role of Emirati women in the national economy, the General Women’s Union (GWU) has unveiled the world’s first official employment programme dedicated to Productive Families. Designed as a practical […]
Martha Alicia Mendez Aguilar, known as “La Diabla,” a high-ranking member of Mexico’s Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), was arrested on 2 September 2025 in Ciudad Juárez during a joint US-Mexican operation. She is accused of running a horrific trafficking ring targeting impoverished pregnant women, luring them to remote locations under false pretences, and performing […]
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday hailed US President Donald Trump as the “man of peace” and thanked him for “facilitating the ceasefire between Pakistan and India.” He said that his “bold, courageous, and decisive” actions averted a “major catastrophe” in South Asia.This comes just days after the deputy prime minister said that India […]
President Donald Trump on Thursday made a pointed remark about Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar during a press briefing in the Oval Office. Referring to the Minnesota congresswoman’s recent criticism of the late Charlie Kirk, the Turning Point USA founder who was tragically assassinated on September 10, Trump said he suggested to Somali President Hassan Sheikh […]
The UAE and Uzbekistan ratified their extradition agreement in 2015, providing a formal legal basis for returning wanted individuals between the two countries/ Representative Image In a decisive move reflecting the UAE’s growing role in international judicial cooperation, Sharjah Police have extradited two foreign nationals, one wanted in Uzbekistan and the other in Nepal—for their […]
A Canadian man on a golf trip in Wisconsin was shot and killed in a drive-by attack early Wednesday, according to local police and multiple media reports.The victim, identified as Giovanni Michael “Mike” Robinson, 32, of Stouffville, Ontario, was struck by gunfire just after midnight while walking back to his hotel in Sheboygan Falls, police […]
US President Donald Trump kept Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif and army chief Asim Munir waiting for over 30 minutes, joking they might already be “somewhere in the Oval Office.”“They may even be in this room right now, I don’t know…..they may be somewhere in the beautiful Oval Office…” Trump quipped, drawing laughter from the press […]
Rescuers evacuate a resident as floods rise due to Typhoon Bualoi (Image credits: AP) MANILA: Another tropical storm barreled across Philippine islands Friday, causing at least four deaths and new evacuations of tens of thousands of people from landslide, and flood-prone villages long battered by typhoons. Bualoi, which has weakened since making landfall overnight, was […]
